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The bàtá drum is a double-headed hourglass drum with one end larger than the other. The percussion instrument is still used for its original purpose as it is one of the most important drums in the Yoruba land and used for traditional and religious activities among the Yoruba of western Nigeria. Batá drums have been used in the religion known as Santería…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batá drum | Classification | Percussion | 1.00 | infobox |
| Batá drum | Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.242.12 (Individual double-skin hourglass-shaped drums, both heads played) | 1.00 | infobox |
| this have grown as knowledge of the instrument has spread | instance of | Uses | 0.80 | text |
| Julito Collazo made appearances in the United States throughout the twentieth century | instance of | Skilled secular musicians | 0.80 | text |
| helping to spread use of the drum in Latin music | instance of | Skilled secular musicians | 0.80 | text |
| Batá drum | related to Gender and sexuality | According | 0.60 | section |
| Batá drum | related to Gender and sexuality | Kenneth George Schweitzer | 0.60 | section |
| Batá drum | related to Gender and sexuality | Washington College | 0.60 | section |
| Batá drum | related to Gender and sexuality | Cuban Añá | 0.60 | section |
| Batá drum | related to Gender and sexuality | Women | 0.60 | section |
| Batá drum | related to Gender and sexuality | Katherine Hagedorn | 0.60 | section |
| Batá drum | related to Gender and sexuality | American | 0.60 | section |
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